Charles Dickens: Tales of the Supernatural (BBC Radio 4 Extra)

Episodes in FLAC whenever possible. They include:

Trial for Murder

The ghost of a murdered man haunts the courtroom at the trial of his killer. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

Chips Bargains with the Devil

A ship's carpenter attempts to break his pact with the Devil. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Signalman

A railway signalman at an isolated station has terrifying premonitions of future tragedies. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

A Madman's Manuscript

From his prison cell, a raving madman looks back on the horrific events that led him there. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Queer Chair

Too many glasses of punch and Tom feels the queer chair in the room of his inn turn on him. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain

The last ever Christmas story written by Charles Dickens is a vivid portrait of a man tormented by his past. For more Christmas ghost stories from Dickens and check out my Christmas Spirits collection of BBC audio dramas.

'Trial for Murder' (1865) and 'The Signal Man' (1866) were conceived as stand-alone short stories.

'A Madman's Manuscript' (the Old Clergyman's Tale) and 'The Queer Chair' (The Bagman's story) are extracted from the 'The Pickwick Papers', the first of Dickens major novels, written in 1836, when he was just 24.

'Chips' (the nurse's tale) is extracted from 'The Uncommercial Traveller', a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences, written between 1860 and 1869, which was first published as a complete set in 1875 posthumously.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions.

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